Many kids films are made so that they are also enjoyable to the adults that the kids drag along with them. When done well, it is very successfully. Sadly, this kids film was strictly for kids and I found it a real chore to watch. It did improve after the first hour (and I had had enough to drink) but it still only rates a 4 (do not touch with a barge pole, useless you have kids).
A young man, Tristan, attempts to prove his passion to a village girl by going to retrieve a fallen star. The star has fallen on the other side of a guarded wall where he enters a magical world. In that world, witches are also after for the fallen star to restore their youth. And duelling princess are also after the star to retrieve the jewellery she is wear to win the crown. Yes, she.
The star is actually a beautiful young woman, Yvaine, who the witches want to cut open to eat her heart. As the princess kill each other, and the ghost numbers increase, and as Tristan and Yvaine races across the land to return to his village, they fall in love. After being welcomed on board by pirates, led by the big softy Captain Shakespeare (Robert De Niro), Tristan and the witches and the last prince battle it out.
The story was simply not interesting at first for me. It was a gruelling hour before anything of any real interest happened. I would have stopped watching it except for the filming and effects which were very well done. At after with pirates, the story become more compelling but still not quite enough to sustain the film. They eye will delight anyone, but the story will bore everyone, even kids who will only grasp little bits here and there. It seems that well known actors were used just to give it more gravitas but in their silly roles, it fails badly, except for one, Michelle Pfeiffer as the lead witch is good.
Many kids films are made so that they are also enjoyable to the adults that the kids drag along with them. When done well, it is very successfully. Sadly, this kids film was strictly for kids and I found it a real chore to watch. It did improve after the first hour (and I had had enough to drink) but it still only rates a 4 (do not touch with a barge pole, useless you have kids).
A young man, Tristan, attempts to prove his passion to a village girl by going to retrieve a fallen star. The star has fallen on the other side of a guarded wall where he enters a magical world. In that world, witches are also after for the fallen star to restore their youth. And duelling princess are also after the star to retrieve the jewellery she is wear to win the crown. Yes, she.
The star is actually a beautiful young woman, Yvaine, who the witches want to cut open to eat her heart. As the princess kill each other, and the ghost numbers increase, and as Tristan and Yvaine races across the land to return to his village, they fall in love. After being welcomed on board by pirates, led by the big softy Captain Shakespeare (Robert De Niro), Tristan and the witches and the last prince battle it out.
The story was simply not interesting at first for me. It was a gruelling hour before anything of any real interest happened. I would have stopped watching it except for the filming and effects which were very well done. At after with pirates, the story become more compelling but still not quite enough to sustain the film. They eye will delight anyone, but the story will bore everyone, even kids who will only grasp little bits here and there. It seems that well known actors were used just to give it more gravitas but in their silly roles, it fails badly, except for one, Michelle Pfeiffer as the lead witch is good.
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